NEW HAVEN — Another member of a conspiracy that tried to illegally slip money to a congressional campaign was sentenced Wednesday to 21 months in federal prison and was fined $5,000.

Benjamin Hogan, of Southington, a 34-year-old former employee of a city smoke shop, pleaded guilty in April to conspiring to cause false statements to be sent to the Federal Election Commission.

Hogan was one of several people, including a city detective and a former union official, who were arrested during a probe of former House Speaker Christopher G. Donovan's failed 2012 congressional campaign.

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